Glenn Curtis Smoot Library and Archives

Chippewa Valley Museum
Located in Carson Park, Eau Claire, WI
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1204, Eau Claire, WI 54702
Phone: 715-834-7871
Email: history[at]cvmuseum.com
http://cvmuseum.com/

Library and archives hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. and by appointment.
Contact: Eldbjorg Tobin, Librarian, etobin[at]cvmuseum.com

The Chippewa Valley Museum came into existence in 1974, and the library and archival holdings reflect its primary purpose: to discover, collect, preserve and interpret the history of the Chippewa Valley. The Glenn Curtis Smoot Library and Archives, located in Carson Park since 1974, contains over 14,000 historic images and more than 25,000 documents preserving the history of the Chippewa Valley, available for researchers and genealogists.

Collections
Information about the library and archival collection is available at the Chippewa Valley Museum’s website: http://cvmuseum.com/. A description of the archival collections is available there, the largest of which is historical photographs, containing the most extensive image collection in the Eau Claire area, with over 14,000 images from the mid-19th century to the present. Another notable collection is the Logging and Lumbering Collection containing documents related to the logging industry and the depletion of the pine forests in the area. The Farming and Farm Life Collection documents histories of particular farm families in the in the Chippewa Valley. The Gillette/Uniroyal Collection traces the history of the rubber manufacturing industry in Eau Claire and the Gillette/Uniroyal Company in particular. Finally, the Schlegelmilch Collection contains the papers of the prominent Schlegelmilch family and their house, the Schlegelmilch House, which is maintained by the Chippewa Valley Museum.



South Barstow St. downtown Eau Claire, 1925.


Eau Claire Baseball Team, 1900-1920.


Eau Claire Senior High School, 1939.

Images courtesy of the Glenn Curtis Smoot Library and Archives.

Entry compiled by Sarah Mueller

McIntyre Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

McIntyre Library 5022
104 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702
715-836-2739
library.archives[at]uwec.edu

Established in 1976, the McIntyre Library Special Collections & Archives at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire provides access to university records, public records, and manuscripts documenting the history of the Chippewa River Valley. The repository participates in the Wisconsin Historical Society's Area Research Center Network, which allows archives users to borrow manuscript collections from the Wisconsin Historical Society for use in the repository’s local reading room.

Collection:
The repository’s collections are particularly strong in historical material pertaining to social organizations, business, and education in the Chippewa Valley. As a member of the Area Research Network, the repository provides access to public records from Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Eau Claire, Rusk, and Taylor Counties. There is also a regional map and atlas collection, the photographic archives of the university, and a small rare book collection that specializes in first edition British and American fiction. McIntyre Library’s Special Collections and Archives department also houses a collection of local history publications, including church and organization histories, city directories, county and city histories, and a variety of reference books.


Strike Flier, circa 1932. Olin Swenson Papers, 1932-1933, Eau Claire Micro 24.


Basketball program, Wisconsin State College at Eau Claire, February 11, 1955. Bill Zorn Papers, 1925-1970, USGZE AS393.


Letter from Lucy Hastings to her brother and sister, February 15, 1857. Lucy Hastings Family Correspondence, 1838-1874, Eau Claire SC 35.

Images courtesy of McIntyre Library Special Collections & Archives, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.

Entry compiled by Greg Kocken